Phantom lock picker of Paris parks becomes folk hero | Malay Mail

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PARIS, May 25 — A mysterious figure who picks the locks of Paris parks at night for people who have been cooped up in the city’s tiny apartments has become something of a folk hero. Parks have been chained up in Europe’s most densely populated capital since the coronavirus lockdown began more...

The gates of the closed Tuileries Gardens in Paris as all non-essential public places have been closed to prevent the spread of Covid-19. — AFP pic

Despite the city’s mayor Anne Hidalgo pleading with the government to allow them to reopen if people wore masks, ministers have been unmoved. Discontent with the closure of parks has been rising since France began to slowly relax its lockdown last week, with the police forced to clear the huge open lawns in front of Les Invalides in central Paris of picnickers twice in two days.Jose, who claims he only picks locks as a hobby and makes an honest living from a “normal job”, said: “Paris apartments are very small. We are supposed to be coming out of lockdown, but everything is closed.

 

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